Inductees

2014 Inductee One month after graduating from the University of Georgia in 1971, Hope Hines found himself in Nashville, raw and in-experienced, to become Sports Director of News Channel 5….

Carl Hinkle was a defensive genius and the captain of Vanderbilt’s famed “Iron Men” of 1937, a team which missed a Rose Bowl invitation by inches. The Commodores were playing…

Bryan “Kelly” Holcomb (born July 9, 1973 in Fayetteville, TN) attended Lincoln County High School where he lettered in football, basketball and baseball. After leading Lincoln County to the 1990…

Condredge Holloway, one of the most exciting quarterbacks ever to play in the Southeastern Conference, dazzled Tennessee fans from 1972 through 1974 with his Houdini-like escapes from tackles and ability…

In the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, there are a handful of men and women who dedicated their entire adult lives to one institution. In this day and age of…

It isn’t easy to become recognized nationally as a college football coach at a school with some 300 students. Furthermore, it doesn’t become any easier when you have no assistant…

Rick Honeycutt was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee and grew up in north Georgia. He attended Lakeview High School where he played football, baseball, and basketball. In his junior and senior…

In the sporting world, greatness takes many forms: athleticism, vision and action. In the case of equestrians Alice and Henry Hooker, you have all three. The spectacular achievement for this…

“Nashville Banner” Sports Editor Fred Russell penned the following tribute to colleague “Blinkey” Horn upon the latter’s death on May 20, 1937: “He never saw the inside of an academic…

A native of Hamilton, New York, Dick Horton served as the Executive Director of the Tennessee Section PGA and the Tennessee Golf Association from 1973-2007. He served as president of the…

Since his victory on Bright Hour in 1932 in the Tennessee Timbers at Overton Downs, Calvin Houghland has been active in all phases of steeplechasing. As a rider, owner, organizer,…

Allan Houston was born in Louisville, Ky. and played at Ballard High School in Louisville where they won the 1988 Kentucky State Championship. Houston played collegiate basketball at the University…

W.S. “Babe” Howard was a true pillar of the Millington, Tennessee community. For over 50 years, he served as the President of Millington Telephone Company. Howard’s impact extended far beyond…

It comes as no surprise to Bailey Howell fans that in 1997 he received one of basketball’s highest honors when he was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame….

Elmore “Scoop” Hudgins was one of the best known sports figures in Tennessee. A pint-sized package of energy and personality, “Scoop” helped blaze the trail in sports publicity. He started…

John Lewis Hudson was born in Memphis, Tennessee, but grew up in Paris, Tennessee, playing football for the Henry County High School Patriots where he accumulated a litany of recognition….

Henry County native Bill Hudson had a long and distinguished football career which began at Grove High School, where he was a two-year all-conference selection in 1956 and 1957. Hudson…

Rarely does one person devote so much of his or her life to a single institution. Willie Hudson’s association with Linden High School demonstrates such devotion. A graduate himself of…

Dick Huffman was born in Charleston, West Virginia in 1923. He was recruited by the late General Neyland to play football for the University of Tennessee. He played right tackle…

Claude Humphrey had one of the greatest football careers in the history of Tennessee. Born in 1944, Humphrey attended Lester High School before becoming an All-American lineman at Tennessee State…